Tag: All Blacks

On Monday 30 January, Campbell Johnstone, who played for our national rugby team in 2005, became the first ever All Black to publicly come out as gay, making headlines around the world. A week later he caught up with Oliver Hall to discuss the impact of his announcement and...

All Black No. 1056 Campbell Johnstone has made history by becoming the first All Black to come out as gay. The prop who played three matches for the All Blacks in 2005 also made over 70 caps for Canterbury and 38 for the Crusaders. Johnstone, who came out publicly in an...

The All Blacks have no time for homophobia. The All Blacks have shut down a homophobic troll on Twitter who objected to the rugby team’s twitter account promoting a documentary about the world’s first gay rugby club, Steelers. New Zealand’s national rugby team shared a post to its twitter advertising...

At the height of World Cup Fever, TJ Perenara talks to Oliver Hall about standing up for the rainbow community and the influence of Rugby on New Zealand. Go the All Blacks! All Blacks Half-Back Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata (TJ) Perenara debuted for the team against England in 2014 and has...

Steve Hansen has joined All Blacks TJ Perenara and Nehe Milner-Skudder in speaking out against the anti-gay comments made by Israel Folau. All Blacks Coach Steve Hanson has become the latest figure in New Zealand rugby to speak out against Israel Folau’s anti-gay outburst. Hanson made his views clear at an...

I sit in the café in Kingsland and I think about Eden Park, the icon of the All Blacks about a hundred metres away.  I order myself a lamington, because what’s more fitting than an icon of New Zealand food?  “How are ya buddy?” Lynda says as she comes through...